It might have been easier for Mr. Buckley to maintain order if he had had the power to sentence his guests for contempt; but when they stop shouting, they give us plenty to think about. Samples: MH: "As somebody who's fought hard for reform, I think loser-pays, in its current form, stinks. It's the sort of thing that allows the proponents of the status quo to play caricaturing games and sink the whole ship and pose as consumer champions...." TM: "The basic premise is fallacious, because the basic premise is ... you lose, therefore there was no merit. And that's not our legal system; it never was our legal system. We all know that meritorious cases can be lost and meritorious defenses can at times not prevail." ... EW: "I don't think there is a lawyer alive who is worth $500 an hour." AD: "Now you're hitting home." EW: "I know. I used to get that, and I thought it was ridiculous."